Amcor has come a long way to become one of the world's top global packaging companies. To learn more about Amcor's story, download the pdf.
1860s Australian Heritage
Amcor's history dates back to the 1860s when Samuel Ramsden, a young stone mason from Yorkshire, arrived in Australia with his bride to seek his fortune in a new land. He established Victoria's first paper mill on the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne.
For most of its life the company was known as APM - Australian Paper Manufacturers and its products even then touched the daily lives of all Australians.
The pictures above are, from left to right:
- Samuel Ramsden, Founder of the company.
- Botany Paper Mill, Circa 1900.
- Amcor was the first company to collect paper for recycling with a horse and cart.
- The former Australian Paper Manufacturer's logo and letterhead.
In the 1970s and 1980s the company added a range of diverse packaging interests to its traditional papermaking activities. This was achieved through creating new business partnerships and making strategic acquisitions in order to expand and diversify the company’s activities. With the focus gradually changing and as the company moved towards the future, the company name did not quite fit with the new focus of this young, energetic Australian company. It was decided that the company name should be changed.
On May 1, 1986 APM became Amcor Limited, a name that has become increasingly well known throughout the world for its packaging innovation and its global reach.
Amcor - a Global Leader in Packaging
Today, Amcor deploys its global packaging expertise and knowledge of customer packing and supply chains to produce packaging that is more functional, appealing, and cost effective for customers and their consumers, and more sustainable for the environment. Amcor continues to focus on value - creating acquisitions that expand our presence in emerging markets, improve the industry structure (primarily in developed markets), and add new technologies so that we can capture further value.
|
Divestments
|
Year
|
Acquisitions
|
|
|
2017
|
Plasticos
Sonoco Blow Molding
Hebei Qite Packaging
|
|
|
2016
|
Nampak Flexibles
Souza Cruz in-house packaging
Packaging India Private Limited
Encon
Deluxe Packages
BPI China
Alusa
Plastic Moulders Ltd
|
|
|
2015
|
Bella Prima
Zhongshan TianCai
|
|
|
2014
|
Jiangsu Shenda Group
Parry Enterprises India
Detmold
|
|
Amcor Australasia and Packaging Distribution demerger
|
2013
|
AGI-Shorewood’s Tobacco Packaging acquisition
Jiangsu Shenda Group flexible packaging acquisition
Detmold Flexibles acquisition
Aluprint plant acquisition
|
|
|
2012
|
Aluprint plant acquisition
Wayne Richardson Sales acquisition
Aperio Group acquisition
|
|
Amcor Glass Tubing
|
2011
|
Marfred Industries acquisition
|
|
Tobepal
|
2010
|
Parts of Alcan Packaging from Rio Tinto, including the Global Pharmaceutical, Food Europe, Food Asia and Global Tobacco businesses
Ball Plastics Packaging Americas
B-Pack Due - a cast polypropylene (CPP) film manufacturer based in Italy
Techni-Chem acquisition
CHH Smithfield acquisition
|
|
Australasian food can and aerosol business
PET Packaging Europe
|
2007
|
|
|
Amcor White Cap
|
2006
|
Vision Grande (46%)
|
|
|
2005
|
Expansion of China tobacco packaging via share in Vision Grande Group Holdings
|
|
|
2004
|
Expansion Amcor PET – Alcoa, Latin America; Arca, Mexico
Expansion Amcor Flexibles – Rexam Healthcare Flexibles
|
|
Kimberley Clark Australia (remaining 45%)
|
2003
|
PET and Closures Businesses of Schmalbach-Lubeca
Amcor Flexibles Expansion – Rexam Food Flexibles, Tobepal/Tobefil Spain
Amcor Sunclipse Expansion – Malow Corp, Brick Container
|
|
Kimberley Clark Australia (5%)
|
2002
|
PET USA Expansion – CNC Containers, PET Pack Containers
Three way Flexibles Merger with Danisco Akerlund & Rausing
Bericap North America JV
Sunclipse Expansion – Sirod, Vanguard Packaging, Apollo Paper
|
|
Paper Group Demerger
|
2001
|
Brazilian PET Acquisition
Expansion of Sunclipse in USA
Expansion of Amcor Rentsch, Poly Laupen
Expansion of Amcor Asia – China Flexibles
|
|
Envelope Business Australia
European Box Business
|
2000
|
Injepet USA
Stevens Flexible Packaging USA
Albertazzi Films
Smutfitt Tobacco Europe
|
|
Leigh Mardon Flexibles Australia
Australian Rigid Plastics
Valpak
Sawmilling Business
ClosedPulp Mill
|
1998
|
Leaderpak
|
|
Paper Mill in USA
|
1997
|
|
|
Corrugated packaging business Europe
|
1996
|
European Flexibles Business (UCB)
|
|
John Sands Greeting Cards Group
Leigh-Mardon Printing Business
|
1995
|
Rentsch Folding Cartons – Switzerland
|